Savannah River Site: self-sufficient city of services and security
The Savannah River Site operates as a self-sufficient complex with its own security by Wackenhut, emergency medical and fire services, on site medical facilities, water and sanitation systems, mail and telecommunications networks, a 1300-vehicle fleet, large fuel distribution, heavy equipment pool, and extensive road and grounds maintenance. Off site reliance remains for gas, diesel, electricity, and a local dentist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah River
John Stafford
Central Services Works Engineering
Westinghouse Co
SRS
US Department of Energy
DOE
Westinghouse
Wackenhut Services Incorporated
Wackenhut Corp
Rob Davis
Wackenhut
S.C
Aviation Operans Department
Fom
Addi
Stafford
US Forestry Service
South Carolina Electric and Gas
Savannah River Site celebrates 50th anniversary events
Savannah River Site marks its 50th with a Tuesday schedule featuring a 6 a.m. employee kickoff at the site cafeteria, a Dunbarton Ellenton reunion at the University of South Carolina Aiken, a 3:30 p.m. DOE 50th marker presentation at Ellenton, a 5 p.m. Augusta Riverwalk community celebration, a 5:30 p.m. press conference with Dr. Harold Agnew, a 6:30 p.m. anniversary program, a 7 p.m. fireworks display, and a 7:30 p.m. Edward Teller Lecture by Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness. Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson may visit the Riverwalk earlier. speakers include Gov. Jim Hodges, Gov. Roy Barnes, John Gordon, Carolyn Huntoon, and SAS officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah River
SRS
Dunbarton and
Ellenton
University of South Carolina Aiken
Busi
Harold Agnew
Augusta Riverwalk
Citizens For Nuclear Technology
Edward Teller
Energy
Bill Richardson
Florida
Jim Hodges
Roy Barnes
Sec
Richardson
National Nuclear Security Administration
John Gordon
DOE
Carolyn Huntoon
SAS
Residents recall day Dunbarton Ellenton Meyers Mill were displaced
Dunbarton Ellenton and Meyers Mill residents recount the 1950s forced relocations tied to SRP construction. Interviews document families such as Lott, Meyers, Ross, Franklin, Roundtree and Anderson sharing who they were, where they moved, and how the upheaval shaped lives from farms to stores and new jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunbarton
Meyers Mills
Hanson Peeples Lott
Meyers Mill
Ellenton
Culbreath
Long
Casseles
Meyers
Atlanta
Allendale County
Mack Ross
Ross
Columbia
Jackson
Franklin
Leigh Banana Case Company
Fort Stewart
Fred Brinkley
Margaret Roundtree
Anderson
Midville
Waynesboro
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Maureen B. Chavis
Tion
Defense Waste Processing Facility
Hanson
Charles Meyers
Doris Franklin
SRP
Roundtree
Elko
Barnwell
B.K. Anderson Jr
Cassels Co
Mike Cassels
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!